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Post by rowan on Oct 19, 2015 18:52:38 GMT -5
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Post by flowerweaver on Oct 19, 2015 19:01:22 GMT -5
Lovely, rowan! I was recently gifted a lot of irises, maybe I should try this. |
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Post by rowan on Oct 19, 2015 19:05:25 GMT -5
It is really easy to hand pollinate them. They don't generally produce pods naturally because of the way the flowers have been bred, it is difficult for an insect to transfer pollen onto the stigma.
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Post by raymondo on Oct 19, 2015 22:12:49 GMT -5
Nice one Rowan. Some great looking flowers there. Definitely on my list of crosses to try.
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Post by steev on Oct 19, 2015 22:16:16 GMT -5
Stunning! Congratulations!
I greatly like bearded iris; we "shot" the leaves in battles, when I was a kid; they're great cut flowers; the critters don't eat them on the farm.
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Post by RpR on Oct 20, 2015 10:02:54 GMT -5
The only flowers I have ever had stolen.
I buy a few most years in spring, a few years ago I put two out in the Iris garden. The next day where they were, were two holes in the ground but no Iris.
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Post by raymondo on Oct 21, 2015 3:32:39 GMT -5
Ok, couldn't help myself. Checked on youtube (amazing what's there) then went out and moved some pollen around my irises. So, in 2 or 3 years I'm hoping for some interesting mixes.
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Post by richardw on Oct 21, 2015 14:24:58 GMT -5
Hey well done rowan,some nice colours there, had thought about trying to get irises to produce seed as well
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Post by rowan on Oct 21, 2015 14:30:57 GMT -5
Thanks. I am not going to bother going into the genetics at this stage but it would seem that there are many genes that influence the colours and patterns so you never know what you are going to get - that makes it a heap of fun for me.
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